Programs
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
July 6 - 12, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
July 6 - 12, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Weekend Retreat at Home: a 2-night online retreat
With Holly Rigby and Ben Murray
July 11 - 13, 2025
Our online retreats are firmly grounded in the principles of mindfulness, meditation, community and nature connection that we’ve been fostering for the last 40 years
Nature, Self & Community: 4 night Coach House Retreat
With Maite Alonso
July 13 - 17, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £395-£495. Mindfulness meditation retreats with a focus on nature connection through mindful growing sessions in our walled garden and re-wilding project
Buddhism for Beginners: 6-night retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
July 13 - 19, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Do you want to learn more about Buddhism? This retreat is for you.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
July 13 - 19, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Sharpham House: Find Your Peace a 3-night silent retreat
With Will Evans and Martyna Raczka
July 14 - 17, 2025
£300-£475. 3 nights. Experience quiet and stillness for an extended time, within supportive company in a beautiful, nurturing setting.
Woodland Retreat: Being with Nature (3 nights)
With Lindsay Alderton and Nadia Abdel-Karim
July 14 - 17, 2025
£395-£495. Experience mindfulness and a deep connection to the natural world, in Sharpham's Woodland Campsite.
Sharpham Rewilding Tour
With Jack Skuse
July 18, 2025
A fantastic opportunity to walk around the meadows at Sharpham, that have been rewilding since April 2020
The Coach House: Mindfulness & Qigong (4 nights)
With Caroline Low and Coach House Coordinators
July 22 - 26, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. Develop your mindful awareness through Qigong, an age-old practice that harnesses the power of the breath, movement and intention to create health, vitality and balance within the body.
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 4 night Buddhist meditation retreat
July 22 - 26, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £325-£450. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Woodland Retreat: Nature Connection for Women (3 nights)
With Nina Jankelson and Nadia Abdel-Karim
July 22 - 25, 2025
Cost £395-£495. Find a natural balance and give yourself the gift of a spacious and sensuous immersion in mindfulness and in nature in the supportive company of a small group of women. This women-only retreat offers the opportunity to experience a combination of mindfulness skills and connection to the natural world, with time away from the frantic pace of everyday life.
Sharpham House: Nourishing the Heart – mindfulness & self-compassion retreat (5 nights)
With Ramiro Ortega and Lindsay Alderton
July 22 - 27, 2025
Cost: £625 - £775. Exploring how heart-based practices like self-compassion & loving kindness can enrich our meditation & nourish us in daily life.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 4 nights
July 22 - 26, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Food Fermenting Workshop
With Jon Howell
July 26, 2025
Learn how to improve your immune system and gut health with the power of probiotic rich fermented foods. Spend a day in the breath-taking grounds of Sharpham Estate with Jon Howell creating nourishing ferments at home using a range of vegetables.
The Coach House: Time to create - Mindfulness, Creativity and the Natural World (4 nights)
With Emma Capper and Coach House Coordinators
July 27 - 31, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. This retreat offers an opportunity to access your creativity and imagination through a unique blend of mindfulness and nature connection.
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
July 27 - August 2, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
July 27 - August 2, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Forage for Food & Medicine Day
With Brigit-Anna McNeill
July 27, 2025
Forage for wild herbal medicine and food with expert Brigit Anna McNeill and discover the world of plants and nature
Woodland Retreat: Canoeing - Stillness & Flow (4 nights)
With Hannah Woolley and Ollie Frame
July 28 - August 1, 2025
Cost £550-£650. Explore the wild beauty of the River Dart whilst developing your own mindful nature connection on this magical retreat.
Sharpham House: Mindfulness for Beginners Retreat (3 nights)
With Dene Donalds and Uz Afzal
July 28 - 31, 2025
Sharpham House
Cost: £425-£555. During this retreat you will be introduced to ways of developing and sustaining a mindfulness practice and integrating your practice into daily life.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
With Barn Coordinators
August 3 - 9, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Awakening Relations: Nature Connection and Mindfulness - Tracking with Mila Saunders
With Mila Saunders and Tasha Bassingthwaighte
August 3, 2025
Tracking with Mila Saunders
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
August 3 - 9, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Rewild Yourself: a 5-night Woodland Retreat
With Brigit-Anna McNeill and Barry Thurgood
August 4 - 9, 2025
Cost: £550-£650. Learn to flourish by connecting to Nature on this woodland retreat, set in Sharpham's amazing and peaceful landscape.
Sharpham House: Mindful Walking Retreat on the Sharpham Estate (4 nights)
With Ethan Pollock and Emma Thom
August 4 - 8, 2025
Cost: £525-£675 Explore mindfulness and connect with yourself and nature as you develop mindfulness and practice on Sharpham Estate’s beautiful surroundings.
The Coach House: Yoga and Nature Connection (4 nights)
With Ruth Breznay and Coach House Coordinators
August 5 - 9, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. Develop your mindful awareness through yoga and nature connection at our Coach House retreat venue on the beautiful Sharpham Estate.
Family Nature Detectives
With Mike Langman
August 7, 2025
Wildlife expert Mike Langman will guide you through the fascinating study of tracks and signs.
Sharpham House: Summer Embrace retreat - 5 nights
With Steve Banks and Lynette Robinson
August 8 - 13, 2025
£625-£775. Embrace summer & be immersed in mindfulness, meditation, creativity & nature.
Retreats at Home: Mindfulness for challenging times - a 1-day online retreat
With Patti Summerville and Nicky Mason
August 9, 2025
This 1-day Retreat at Home can help support and nourish you as you face new challenges and uncertainties.
The Coach House: Wildlife Discovery retreat (6-nights)
With Nicky Mason, Lisa Carnell, Mike Cooke, Julian Carnell and Coach House Coordinators
August 10 - 16, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £545-£645. This retreat lets you get close to wildlife on the Sharpham Estate and reconnect with the natural world.
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
August 10 - 16, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
August 10 - 16, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Woodland Retreat: Canoeing - Stillness & Flow (4 nights)
With Hannah Woolley and Ollie Frame
August 13 - 17, 2025
Cost £550-£650. Explore the wild beauty of the River Dart whilst developing your own mindful nature connection on this magical retreat.
Sharpham House: Nourishing the Heart – mindfulness & self-compassion retreat (5 nights)
With Ramiro Ortega and Lindsay Alderton
August 13 - 18, 2025
Cost: £625 - £775. Exploring how heart-based practices like self-compassion & loving kindness can enrich our meditation & nourish us in daily life.
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
August 17 - 23, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
August 17 - 23, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Coach House: Wildlife Discovery retreat (6-nights)
With Maite Alonso, Lisa Carnell, Mike Cooke, Julian Carnell and Coach House Coordinators
August 17 - 23, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £545-£645. This retreat lets you get close to wildlife on the Sharpham Estate and reconnect with the natural world.
Sharpham House: Summer Embrace retreat - 5 nights
With Ethan Pollock and Patti Summerville
August 18 - 23, 2025
£625-£775. Embrace summer & be immersed in mindfulness, meditation, creativity & nature.
Woodland Retreat: Deepening Nature Connection (5 nights)
With Steve Banks and Lindsay Alderton
August 20 - 25, 2025
Cost: £550-£650. This retreat offers the opportunity to deepen your connection with mindfulness and nature through a 5-night immersive retreat.
The Coach House: Time to create - Mindfulness, Creativity and the Natural World (4 nights)
With Emma Capper and Coach House Coordinators
August 24 - 28, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. This retreat offers an opportunity to access your creativity and imagination through a unique blend of mindfulness and nature connection.
Sharpham House: Mindful Walking Retreat on the Sharpham Estate (4 nights)
With Lucy Chan and Ramiro Ortega
August 24 - 28, 2025
Cost: £525-£675 Explore mindfulness and connect with yourself and nature as you develop mindfulness and practice on Sharpham Estate’s beautiful surroundings.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights for Person of Colour
August 24 - 30, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Refuge and Belonging: A Buddhist retreat for People of Colour (6 nights)
With Nadia Abdel-Karim, Viren Jeram and Barn Coordinators
August 24 - 30, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £210 - £510. This retreat is for Black, Asian, and People of Colour (BPOC) to live, work and practice in community at The Barn Retreat.
Woodland Retreat: Canoeing - Stillness & Flow (4 nights)
With Hannah Woolley and Nina Jankelson
August 28 - September 1, 2025
Cost £550-£650. Explore the wild beauty of the River Dart whilst developing your own mindful nature connection on this magical retreat.
Stargazing and Bat Walk
With Lisa Carnell and Dartmoor Skies
August 28, 2025
See bats and stars (hopefully) on this very special event that awakens your senses to nature at night-time.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
August 31 - September 6, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Retreat for Young People (6 nights)
With Barn Coordinators
August 31 - September 6, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £195-£495. This 6-night Barn retreat is for people aged 18 to 30 only.
The Coach House: Mindfulness & Qigong (4 nights)
With Daverick Leggett and Coach House Coordinators
September 2 - 6, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. Develop your mindful awareness through Qigong, an age-old practice that harnesses the power of the breath, movement and intention to create health, vitality and balance within the body.
Sharpham House: Mindfulness through Singing Retreat-(4 nights)
With Emily Roblyn and Will Evans
September 3 - 7, 2025
Sharpham House, Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom
Cost: £525 - £675.This retreat will offer an opportunity to bring mindfulness to singing and singing to mindfulness, which can be an uplifting, soulful and life enriching experience.
Woodland Retreat: Nature Connection for Women (3 nights)
With Nina Jankelson and Lindsay Alderton
September 4 - 7, 2025
Cost £395-£495. Find a natural balance and give yourself the gift of a spacious and sensuous immersion in mindfulness and in nature in the supportive company of a small group of women. This women-only retreat offers the opportunity to experience a combination of mindfulness skills and connection to the natural world, with time away from the frantic pace of everyday life.
Introduction to Mindfulness-based Nature Connection Training - 6 nights
With Brigit-Anna McNeill and Ollie Frame
September 7 - 13, 2025
A fantastic opportunity to train in Mindfulness-Based Nature Connection on this 6-night Continuing Professional Development residential training.
The Barn: Buddhism and Psychotherapy (6 nights)
With Nigel Wellings and Barn Coordinators
September 7 - 13, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £475 - £615. This retreat is specifically for psychotherapists, counsellors and mental health professionals who want to enhance their understanding of how the ideas and meditative skills of Buddhism may be integrated into their work.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
September 7 - 13, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Sharpham House: Mindfulness for Beginners Retreat (3 nights)
With Lynette Robinson and Ethan Pollock
September 9 - 12, 2025
Sharpham House
Cost: £425-£555. During this retreat you will be introduced to ways of developing and sustaining a mindfulness practice and integrating your practice into daily life.
Sharpham House: Find Your Peace a 5-night silent retreat
With Dene Donalds and Nadia Abdel-Karim
September 12 - 17, 2025
£475-£695. Experience quiet and stillness for an extended time, within supportive company in a beautiful, nurturing setting.
Woodland Retreat: Canoeing - Stillness & Flow (4 nights)
With Hannah Woolley and Rupert Marques
September 13 - 17, 2025
Cost £550-£650. Explore the wild beauty of the River Dart whilst developing your own mindful nature connection on this magical retreat.
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 4 night Buddhist meditation retreat
September 16 - 20, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £325-£450. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 4 nights
September 16 - 20, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Woodland Retreat: Deepening Nature Connection (5 nights)
With Brigit-Anna McNeill and Rupert Marques
September 20 - 25, 2025
Cost: £550-£650. This retreat offers the opportunity to deepen your connection with mindfulness and nature through a 5-night immersive retreat.
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
September 21 - 27, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Sharpham House: Self-Guided retreat (4 nights)
With Lucy Chan and Will Evans
September 21 - 25, 2025
Cost: £525 - £675. Design and structure your own Sharpham retreat, rather than following a group schedule.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
September 21 - 27, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Nature, Self & Community: 4 night Coach House Retreat
With Ethan Pollock
September 21 - 25, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £395-£495. Mindfulness meditation retreats with a focus on nature connection through mindful growing sessions in our walled garden and re-wilding project
Retreats at Home: Mindfulness for challenging times - a 1-day online retreat
With Nadia Abdel-Karim and Nicky Mason
September 21, 2025
This 1-day Retreat at Home can help support and nourish you as you face new challenges and uncertainties.
8-week Online Course at Home: Mindfulness for Health & Well-being
With Amanda Tyler and Lynne Roberts
September 25 - November 20, 2025
Cost £245. This weekly online course of two-hour sessions provides an in-depth exploration of mindfulness skills and techniques within a tried and tested framework, recognised by the UK’s National Institute of Clinical Excellence
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
September 28 - October 4, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
September 28 - October 4, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Coach House: Yoga and Nature Connection (4 nights)
With Maite Alonso and Coach House Coordinators
September 29 - October 3, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. Develop your mindful awareness through yoga and nature connection at our Coach House retreat venue on the beautiful Sharpham Estate.
Food Fermenting Workshop
With Jon Howell
October 4, 2025
Learn how to improve your immune system and gut health with the power of probiotic rich fermented foods. Spend a day in the breath-taking grounds of Sharpham Estate with Jon Howell creating nourishing ferments at home using a range of vegetables.
Awakening Relations: Nature Connection and Mindfulness - Mycology with Honor Wolf Moon
With Honor Wolf Moon and Tasha Bassingthwaighte
October 5, 2025
Mycology with Honor Wolf Moon
Living in Awareness: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
October 5 - 11, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£575. Meditation, community and connection to the land
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
October 5 - 11, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Sharpham House: Mindfulness for Beginners Retreat (3 nights)
With Emma Thom and Viren Jeram
October 6 - 9, 2025
Sharpham House
Cost: £425-£555. During this retreat you will be introduced to ways of developing and sustaining a mindfulness practice and integrating your practice into daily life.
The Coach House: Time to create - Mindfulness, Creativity and the Natural World (4 nights)
With Brigit-Anna McNeill and Coach House Coordinators
October 7 - 11, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. This retreat offers an opportunity to access your creativity and imagination through a unique blend of mindfulness and nature connection.
Forage for Food & Medicine Day
With Brigit-Anna McNeill
October 12, 2025
Forage for wild herbal medicine and food with expert Brigit Anna McNeill and discover the world of plants and nature
Awakening the Heart: a 4-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
October 14 - 18, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £325-£450. Meditation, community and connection to the land
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 4 nights
October 14 - 18, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Nature, Self & Community: 4 night Coach House Retreat
With Steve Banks
October 14 - 18, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. Mindfulness meditation retreats with a focus on nature connection through mindful growing sessions in our walled garden and re-wilding project
Retreats at Home: Mindfulness for challenging times - a 1-day online retreat
With Nadia Abdel-Karim and Ben Murray
October 18, 2025
This 1-day Retreat at Home can help support and nourish you as you face new challenges and uncertainties.
Sharpham House: Find Your Peace a 5-night silent retreat
With Martyna Raczka and Lindsay Alderton
October 19 - 24, 2025
£495-£695. Experience quiet and stillness for an extended time, within supportive company in a beautiful, nurturing setting.
Touching the Earth: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
October 19 - 25, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£575. Meditation, community and connection to nature
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
October 19 - 25, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Sharpham House: Life Changes (5 nights)
With Uz Afzal and Ollie Frame
October 25 - 30, 2025
£625-£795. This retreat is for anyone going through a life-change or transition who would benefit from reflection and perspective, in the supportive company of a retreat.
The Barn: Equanimity (upekkha) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With River Walton and Barn Coordinators
October 26 - November 1, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £475 - £615. In this retreat, we'll practise cultivating steadiness in the midst of our lives, through meditation in relative stillness and relative movement and in daily life activities and community.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
October 26 - November 1, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Autumn Release: a 6-night seasonal retreat at The Coach House
With Rupert Marques
October 26 - November 1, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £575-£695. Autumn calls us to explore what it truly means to exhale, release, let go – and return to ourselves.
Buddhism for Beginners: 6-night retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
November 2 - 8, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£575. Do you want to learn more about Buddhism? This retreat is for you.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
November 2 - 8, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Coach House: Mindfulness & Qigong (4 nights)
With Claire Greenland and Coach House Coordinators
November 2 - 6, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. Develop your mindful awareness through Qigong, an age-old practice that harnesses the power of the breath, movement and intention to create health, vitality and balance within the body.
Sharpham House: Reclaim Your Attention - digital detox retreat (3 nights)
With Lynette Robinson and Steve Banks
November 3 - 6, 2025
Sharpham House
Cost: £425-£555. Time in nature, combined with mindfulness – training our attention to stay in the present moment - can offer a powerful antidote to digital distraction. A way to reclaim our attention.
Sharpham House: Burnout retreat (4 nights)
With Rupert Marques and Lindsay Alderton
November 7 - 11, 2025
Cost: £525-£695 This 4-night stress retreat offers practical resources to help nourish you in your daily life and work.
Retreats at Home: Mindfulness for challenging times - a 1-day online retreat
With Will Evans and Martyna Raczka
November 8, 2025
This 1-day Retreat at Home can help support and nourish you as you face new challenges and uncertainties.
Dreaming the Path: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Arthabandhu and Barn Coordinators
November 9 - 15, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £475-£615. This retreat will be an opportunity to cultivate deeper awareness - and how this can be brought into a relationship with dream and sleep experience.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
November 9 - 15, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Giving Back to The Barn: A Work Retreat - 6 nights
November 16 - 22, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £185-£325. Join us for working and practising in community for one of our regular work retreats helping to nurture The Barn for the future.
The Coach House: The Peace of Wild Things - 5-night silence & nature-connection retreat
With Will Evans
November 17 - 22, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £525-£650. Deepen into silence and immerse yourself in the beauty of the natural world on this 5-night Coach House Retreat.
Sharpham House: Mindfulness for Beginners Retreat (3 nights)
With Ethan Pollock and Nadia Abdel-Karim
November 18 - 21, 2025
Sharpham House
Cost: £425-£555. During this retreat you will be introduced to ways of developing and sustaining a mindfulness practice and integrating your practice into daily life.
Sharpham House: Mindfulness through Singing Retreat-(4 nights)
With Emily Roblyn and Steve Banks
November 21 - 25, 2025
Sharpham House, Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom
Cost: £525 - £695.This retreat will offer an opportunity to bring mindfulness to singing and singing to mindfulness, which can be an uplifting, soulful and life enriching experience.
Awakening the Heart: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
November 23 - 29, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£575. Meditation, community and connection to the land
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
November 23 - 29, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Coach House: The Mindfulness of Trees - FREE tree-planting retreat for Young People (4-nights)
With Nadia Abdel-Karim
November 25 - 29, 2025
Sharpham Trust
FREE retreat for 18-25 year olds. Spend nurturing time in nature AND help rewilding on this 4-night mindfulness retreat.
Sharpham House: Nourishing the Heart – mindfulness & self-compassion retreat (5 nights)
With Armel Wraight and Ethan Pollock
December 2 - 7, 2025
Cost: £625 - £795. Exploring how heart-based practices like self-compassion & loving kindness can enrich our meditation & nourish us in daily life.
Being and Belonging: a 4-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
December 2 - 6, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £325-£450. Meditation, community and connection to the land
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 4 nights
December 2 - 6, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Coach House: Yoga and Nature Connection (4 nights)
With Ruth Breznay and Coach House Coordinators
December 2 - 6, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. Develop your mindful awareness through yoga and nature connection at our Coach House retreat venue on the beautiful Sharpham Estate.
The Barn: Compassion (karuna) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With Viren Jeram and Barn Coordinators
December 7 - 13, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £475 - £615. This is the second of a four-part retreat series on the Brahmaviharas or ‘Divine Abodes’: four qualities of heart to cultivate for wellbeing and liberation - loving kindness (metta), compassion, joy and equanimity.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
December 7 - 13, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Retreats at Home: Mindfulness for challenging times - a 1-day online retreat
With Patti Summerville and Martyna Raczka
December 13, 2025
This 1-day Retreat at Home can help support and nourish you as you face new challenges and uncertainties.
Living in Awareness: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
December 14 - 20, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£575. Meditation, community and connection to the land
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
December 14 - 20, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Sharpham House: Christmas Retreat (5 nights)
With Ramiro Ortega and Patti Summerville
December 22 - 27, 2025
Sharpham House
Cost £695-£895. Escape the frantic festive period, rest and be supported by the beautiful setting of Sharpham House and our team of experienced leaders.
The Barn: Christmas Meditation Retreat (6 nights)
December 22 - 28, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £475-£615. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights Christmas
December 22 - 28, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Coach House: Christmas Retreat (6 nights)
With Maite Alonso
December 22 - 28, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £695. Give yourself the gift of a nature-based Christmas, on retreat in The Coach House.
Sharpham House: New Year Retreat (5 nights)
With Ramiro Ortega and Patti Summerville
December 29, 2025 - January 3, 2026
£695-£895. Have a clear start to the New Year. Rest and be supported by the beautiful setting of Sharpham House and our team of experienced leaders.
The Barn: New Year Retreat (6 nights)
December 29, 2025 - January 4, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £475-£615. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights New Year
December 29, 2025 - January 4, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Coach House: New Year Retreat (6 nights)
With Maite Alonso
December 29, 2025 - January 4, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £695. Welcome in a nature-connected New Year on retreat in The Coach House
Sharpham House: Burnout retreat (4 nights)
With Kanada Elizabeth Gorla and Dene Donalds
January 5 - 9, 2026
Cost: £525-£695 This 4-night stress retreat offers practical resources to help nourish you in your daily life and work.
Living in Awareness: a 4-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
January 6 - 10, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £325-£450. Meditation, community and connection to the land
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 4 nights
January 6 - 10, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Coach House: Mindfulness & Qigong (4 nights)
With Daverick Leggett and Coach House Coordinators
January 6 - 10, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. Develop your mindful awareness through Qigong, an age-old practice that harnesses the power of the breath, movement and intention to create health, vitality and balance within the body.
Living with Integrity: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Dene Donalds
January 11 - 17, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £475-£615. On this retreat, we will deepen our practice in a peaceful and supportive environment through mindfulness, meditation, and the study of the Five Precepts.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
January 11 - 17, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Sharpham House: Mindfulness for Beginners Retreat (3 nights)
With Emma Thom and Ethan Pollock
January 12 - 15, 2026
Sharpham House
Cost: £425-£555. During this retreat you will be introduced to ways of developing and sustaining a mindfulness practice and integrating your practice into daily life.
The Coach House: The Peace of Wild Things - 5-night silence & nature-connection retreat
With Lindsay Alderton
January 12 - 17, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £525-£650. Deepen into silence and immerse yourself in the beauty of the natural world on this 5-night Coach House Retreat.
Sharpham House: Mindfulness through Singing Retreat-(4 nights)
With Emily Roblyn and Ollie Frame
January 15 - 19, 2026
Sharpham House, Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom
Cost: £525 - £695.This retreat will offer an opportunity to bring mindfulness to singing and singing to mindfulness, which can be an uplifting, soulful and life enriching experience.
Weekend Retreat at Home: a 2-night online retreat
With Nicky Mason and Miguel Rodríguez
January 16 - 18, 2026
Our online retreats are firmly grounded in the principles of mindfulness, meditation, community and nature connection that we’ve been fostering for the last 40 years
Awakening the Heart: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
January 18 - 24, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£575. Meditation, community and connection to the land
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
January 18 - 24, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Winter Rest: a 6-night seasonal retreat at The Coach House
With Martyna Raczka
January 18 - 24, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £575-£695. Winter calls us to explore what it means to deeply rest: encouraging recuperation and reflection.
Sharpham House: Nourishing the Heart – mindfulness & self-compassion retreat (5 nights)
With Ramiro Ortega and Armel Wraight
January 20 - 25, 2026
Cost: £625 - £795. Exploring how heart-based practices like self-compassion & loving kindness can enrich our meditation & nourish us in daily life.
The Seven Factors of Awakening: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Colette Power and Barn Coordinators
January 25 - 31, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £475-£615. The Seven Factors of Awakening are qualities that The Buddha identified as leading in the direction of liberation and insight.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
January 25 - 31, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Sharpham House: Reclaim Your Attention - digital detox retreat (3 nights)
With Viren Jeram and Lindsay Alderton
January 26 - 29, 2026
Sharpham House
Cost: £425-£555. Time in nature, combined with mindfulness – training our attention to stay in the present moment - can offer a powerful antidote to digital distraction. A way to reclaim our attention.
Being and Belonging: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
February 1 - 7, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£575. Meditation, community and connection to the land
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
February 1 - 7, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Sharpham House: Ageing Mindfully, Living Well for the over-55s (5 nights)
With Lynette Robinson and Felice Rhiannon
February 2 - 7, 2026
£625-£795. On this retreat, we'll be acknowledging and enquiring into the challenges and rewards of ageing, the possibility of growing wisdom, and a more authentic journey forward.
The Coach House: Yoga and Nature Connection (4 nights)
With Ruth Breznay and Coach House Coordinators
February 3 - 7, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. Develop your mindful awareness through yoga and nature connection at our Coach House retreat venue on the beautiful Sharpham Estate.
Sharpham House: Mindfulness for Beginners Retreat (3 nights)
With Ollie Frame and Nina Jankelson
February 7 - 10, 2026
Sharpham House
Cost: £425-£555. During this retreat you will be introduced to ways of developing and sustaining a mindfulness practice and integrating your practice into daily life.
The Barn: Refuge and Belonging: A Buddhist retreat for People of Colour (6 nights)
With Barn Coordinators
February 8 - 14, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £210 - £510. This retreat is for Black, Asian, and People of Colour (BPOC) to live, work and practice in community at The Barn Retreat.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights for Person of Colour
February 8 - 14, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Coach House: Time to create - Mindfulness, Creativity and the Natural World (4 nights)
With Jess Stein and Coach House Coordinators
February 8 - 12, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. This retreat offers an opportunity to access your creativity and imagination through a unique blend of mindfulness and nature connection.
Sharpham House: Find Your Peace a 5-night silent retreat
With Will Evans and Martyna Raczka
February 10 - 15, 2026
£495-£695. Experience quiet and stillness for an extended time, within supportive company in a beautiful, nurturing setting.
8-week Online Course at Home: Mindfulness for Health & Well-being
With Amanda Tyler and Lynne Roberts
February 12 - April 2, 2026
Cost £245. This weekly online course of two-hour sessions provides an in-depth exploration of mindfulness skills and techniques within a tried and tested framework, recognised by the UK’s National Institute of Clinical Excellence
Retreats at Home: Mindfulness for challenging times - a 1-day online retreat
With Patti Summerville and Ben Murray
February 14, 2026
This 1-day Retreat at Home can help support and nourish you as you face new challenges and uncertainties.
Buddhism for Beginners: 6-night retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
February 15 - 21, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£575. Do you want to learn more about Buddhism? This retreat is for you.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
February 15 - 21, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Coach House: The Mindfulness of Trees: a tree-planting & rewilding retreat (6-nights)
With Lindsay Alderton
February 15 - 21, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £575-£695. Spend nurturing time in nature AND help rewilding on this 6-night mindfulness retreat.
Sharpham House: Life Changes (5 nights)
With Steve Banks and Uz Afzal
February 16 - 21, 2026
£625-£795. This retreat is for anyone going through a life-change or transition who would benefit from reflection and perspective, in the supportive company of a retreat.
The Barn: Working With Emotions (6 nights)
With Ramiro Ortega and Barn Coordinators
February 22 - 28, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £475 - £615. In this retreat, we will use the lenses of Western and Buddhist psychology to learn about our emotions in an experiential way.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
February 22 - 28, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Nature, Self & Community: 4 night Coach House Retreat
With Emma Thom
February 22 - 26, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. Mindfulness meditation retreats with a focus on nature connection through mindful growing sessions in our walled garden and re-wilding project
Sharpham House: Ease of Being – LGBTQIA+ Retreat (4 nights)
With Armel Wraight and Lindsay Alderton
February 23 - 27, 2026
Cost: £525-£695 This retreat is for people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, non-binary, genderqueer, intersex, asexual, aromantic or who don’t experience the gender identity or sexual orientation expected in our society.
Giving Back to The Barn: A Work Retreat - 6 nights
March 1 - 7, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £185-£325. Join us for working and practising in community for one of our regular work retreats helping to nurture The Barn for the future.
Sharpham House: Burnout retreat (4 nights)
With Uz Afzal and Sophy Banks
March 5 - 9, 2026
Cost: £525-£695 This 4-night stress retreat offers practical resources to help nourish you in your daily life and work.
Living in Awareness: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
March 8 - 14, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£575. Meditation, community and connection to the land
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
March 8 - 14, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Coach House: The Peace of Wild Things - 5-night silence & nature-connection retreat
With Will Evans
March 8 - 13, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £525-£650. Deepen into silence and immerse yourself in the beauty of the natural world on this 5-night Coach House Retreat.
Awakening the Heart: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
March 15 - 21, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£575. Meditation, community and connection to the land
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
March 15 - 21, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Retreats at Home: Mindfulness for challenging times - a 1-day online retreat
With Nadia Abdel-Karim and Nicky Mason
March 15, 2026
This 1-day Retreat at Home can help support and nourish you as you face new challenges and uncertainties.
Sharpham House: Rest and Renewal (3 nights)
With Lucy Chan and Dene Donalds
March 16 - 19, 2026
Sharpham House
Cost: £425-£555. This short retreat offers the opportunity to step out of your busy schedule and find connection, rest and renewal through mindfulness practice and time spent in nature.
Transformation and Healing: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Vari McLuskie and Barn Coordinators
March 22 - 28, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £475-£615. On this retreat we have the opportunity to slow down, calm down and to build community together.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
March 22 - 28, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Sharpham House: Mindfulness for Beginners Retreat (3 nights)
With Nadia Abdel-Karim and Ramiro Ortega
March 23 - 26, 2026
Sharpham House
Cost: £425-£555. During this retreat you will be introduced to ways of developing and sustaining a mindfulness practice and integrating your practice into daily life.
The Coach House: Mindfulness & Qigong (4 nights)
With Caroline Low and Coach House Coordinators
March 24 - 28, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. Develop your mindful awareness through Qigong, an age-old practice that harnesses the power of the breath, movement and intention to create health, vitality and balance within the body.
Touching the Earth: a 4-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
March 31 - April 4, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £325-£450. Meditation, community and connection to nature
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 4 nights
March 31 - April 4, 2026
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Nature, Self & Community: 4 night Coach House Retreat
With Steve Banks
March 31 - April 4, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £495-£625. Mindfulness meditation retreats with a focus on nature connection through mindful growing sessions in our walled garden and re-wilding project
The Barn: Joy (Mudita) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With Barn Coordinators
June 14 - 20, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £495 - £650. In this retreat, we will explore the meaning, significance and depths of joy - and ways to cultivate more joy.
The Barn: Equanimity (upekkha) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With Barn Coordinators
December 6 - 12, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £495 - £650. In this retreat, we'll practise cultivating steadiness in the midst of our lives, through meditation in relative stillness and relative movement and in daily life activities and community.